Song No. 51 — É Fácil Dizer Adeus | Tito Madi (1960)

É Fácil Dizer Adeus was introduced in 1960 by singer Elizeth Cardoso and tenor saxophonist Moacyr Silva on their collaboration album Sax – Voz. It was arranged by José Carlos Pacheco aka Pachequinho and featured an all-star ensemble including Aurino on baritone sax, Ed Maciel on trombone, Julinho Barbosa on trumpet and Chaim Lewak on piano amongst others.

The next year, both Tito Madi himself and Alda Perdigão released the song on 7”. While Tito Madi’s version with its distinctive intro, arranged and conducted by Lyrio Panicali, was chosen only as B-side to Chorou Chorou, Alda Perdigão’s rendition was issued as A-side to Carlos Gonzaga’s O Rock é Bom.

Although É Fácil Dizer Adeus remains as one of Tito Madi’s best known songs, its initial success was rather moderate. This might be due to the fact that O Amor e a Rosa became the big hit from Sax – Voz while Menina Moça, Carinho e Amor and Ternura Antiga were Tito Madi’s popular hits at the time.

In 1966, Walter Wanderley included the final version of the song on his album Rain Forest which he recorded in the USA for Verve.